Central Illinois Congressman Rodney Davis is criticizing the actions of a former volunteer in the wake of controversy on a competitor's conference call. Nick Klitzing allegedly used a made-up name to get on the call, where he asked pointed questions of Democratic candidate Betsy Dirksen Londrigan.

In a news release from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, it accused the Davis campaign of "playing political dirty tricks." Davis says Klitzing was a volunteer that was not acting on behalf of the campaign.

On the July 17th conference call Klitzing reportedly identified himself as a reporter for the Alestle, which is the student newspaper at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville. Klitzing is a former director of the Illinois Republican Party.